I prefer living in council property. 1. you don't have anal landlord that set silly rules. 2, if your boiler/electric something goes wrong there is means in place to get it sorted. Any time my boiler went, i just phoned richard irvine (the contracter to the council) boom they came round sorted it no fuss. 3. pets/smoking, there is no regulations for smoking, and you only require written permission for animal, that they never bother checking until.if they receive a complaint 4. It's easy to be behind in the rent, they have a long drawn out process that it takes for ever to evict you. just pay back a little more if your behind and they are happy. 5. You are entitled to make improvements to your home with no required permission, I could easily put down wooden flooring, redecorate the kitchen put in a shower. As long as they are done within reasonable standards. 6. no fear of random spot checks. 7. I can have all my own furniture and not restricted that if I had a private rent flat I would have to use the furniture that comes with the flat and maintain that they don't become damaged and in a fit state if I leave 8. cheap rent. 9. If the worst does happen and I loose my job, I have piece of mind that I wont have hassle claiming housing benefit when between jobs. 10. I can use blue tack, thumb tacks, 10 inch nails, I've bored guitar hooks in my living room, they dont care.